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Monstermoving.com and Allied Worldwide Team Up to Get America Moving; 'Get Moving' Sweepstakes to Award Exciting Grand Prize Package

Business Wire, Jan 31, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2002

In preparation for the onset of peak moving season, Monstermoving.com, a leading online source of relocation information and a brand extension of Monster(R), the flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), today announced its "Get Moving" sweepstakes. Teaming up with Allied Worldwide, the world's largest relocation and logistics company, Monstermoving.com is offering site visitors an opportunity to enter and win an exciting grand prize which includes up to $3,000 in relocation expenses, plus a family vacation to the Walt Disney World(R) Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

The sweepstakes will run for six weeks, ending March 6, in advance of summer peak moving season - the time during which the majority of this year's anticipated 43 million relocating Americans are expected to move. Aiming to relieve some of the time, stress and cost associated with relocation, the "Get Moving" sweepstakes offers site visitors up to 12 chances to win the exciting grand prize package. The "Get Moving" grand prize winner will receive up to $3,000 toward a full-service move with Allied Van Lines, Global Van Lines or North American Van Lines, plus a Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel vacation for four to allow the winner and family to enjoy some fun and relaxation after their move.

"More than 17 million households are expected to move in 2002 - the majority of them doing so during the spring and summer months. By encouraging people to start planning their move earlier in the year, we hope to reduce some of the stress and anxiety typically associated with moving," said Chip Smith, senior vice president of marketing, Monstermoving.com. "As a result of our partnership with Allied Worldwide, we are able to offer consumers a valuable prize package which provides essential relocation services to ease the moving process."

The relocation package of up to $3,000 can be used toward any relocation services offered by Allied Van Lines, Global Van Lines or North American Van Lines. The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel vacation includes round-trip airfare for four to Orlando, Florida, a 4-day, 3-night stay at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel, 4-day Park Hopper(R) tickets for admission to Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks, and ground transportation to and from the airport.

Sweepstakes registration is available via the Monstermoving.com home page www.monstermoving.com. Site visitors can register for the sweepstakes drawings once per week. Participants who choose to "refer a friend" will be automatically re-registered a second time each week, for a maximum of 12 entries during the course of the sweepstakes. For official sweepstakes rules, please visit http://www.monstermoving.com/Promo/rules.asp.> About Monstermoving.com

As one of the world's largest online marketplaces of relocation information, services and moving-related decision support tools, Monstermoving.com simplifies the way people move by leveraging the power of the Internet to successfully manage all stages of the relocation process. Monstermoving.com provides a comprehensive array of moving-related services and relocation tools, designed to reduce the time, cost and stress associated with moving. Monstermoving.com is a subsidiary of TMP Worldwide and a brand extension of Monster, the flagship brand of TMP Worldwide. More information about Monstermoving.com is available at www.monstermoving.com.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 10,500 employees in 33 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search and Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. In June 2001, TMP Worldwide was added to the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.

Monster, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 24.8 million unique visits during the month of December 2001 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland. Monster is the official online career management services sponsor of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and 2002 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams. More information about Monster is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.


 

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